Denmark's first start-up environment

Founded in 1984 by three researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Symbion has always been non-profit. It was never the intention that anyone should make money from Symbion. As the current CEO often says, "It's the entrepreneurs who have to skim the cream, not us!". This is also why any profits are reinvested in Symbion.

Board of Directors and Shareholders

Symbion is a private company - owned by the Symbion Foundation, the University of Copenhagen, CBS and a number of private shareholders.

Shareholders
Symbion Fonden
University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen Business School
Nordea Bank Denmark A/S
Lønmodtagernes Dyrtidsfond
AkademikerPension

Board of Directors
Jørgen Bardenfleth (chairman), former CEO of Microsoft Denmark CEO of Microsoft Denmark
David Dreyer Lassen (Vice Chairman), Prorector for Research at KU
Søren Hvidkjær, Dean CBS
Peter Buhl Jensen, former CEO of Microsoft Denmark TopoTarget (Onxeo)
Chico Sandbeck, CEO Sandbeck A/S
Astrid Haug, CEO Astrid Haug Bureau
Jon Bille, SVP Technology & Data, VML MAP